LOS ANGELES — Sound Image supported the 2009 North American summer tour for Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood with JBL VerTec line arrays powered by Crown amplifiers. Industry veteran and Clapton’s longtime live sound engineer Robert Collins handled mixing duties at front of house.
Read More »NEW YORK — Henry Cohen and Mac Kerr, Live Sound co-chairs for the 127th AES convention, to be held at New York’s Javits Center from Oct. 9-12, 2009, have put more of an emphasis on the issues and challenges facing everyone who deals with live sound, from the White Spaces issue to green touring solutions and sound system design and installation considerations for houses of worship.
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NASHVILLE, TN —The Zac Brown Band is using Sennheiser gear for performances in support of recent gold and platinum country albums, The Foundation and Chicken Fried, including Sennheiser microphones, wireless instrument packs and wireless personal monitors.
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Hosa Technology’s SKO-200 Series speaker cables, designed for bi-amping and high-current applications, consist of four 12 AWG oxygen-free copper (OFC) conductors. They are cut to 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 50, 75-, and 100-foot lengths and are available in all standard terminations, including 4-pole Neutrik Speakon, dual quarter-inch TS (mono phone plugs), and quad banana.
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DALLAS — The new Dallas Cowboys stadium opened the door for an audio system that includes Community Professional’s weather-resistant R-Series loudspeakers, along with iBox and Cloud in-ceiling speakers.
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RAVENA, NY — Scott Shear, a guitar player, dreamed of the idea of building a place in the Catskills where he and his friends could play music and not necessarily be in a bar setting. As a bonus, it would also serve as a space for music workshops and camps.
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LAS VEGAS—The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors announced that Stan Miller, longtime sound engineer for Neil Diamond, will receive the Parnelli Audio Innovator Award. Nominations for other Parnelli award categories are now open at www.parnelliawards.com, and new sponsors have been named.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — It’s back-to-school season, and JBL Professional announced dates for the next series of VerTec training events at the company’s factory. Upcoming sessions are scheduled for Sept. 23-25, Oct. 21-23 and Nov. 18-20.
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC — Jazz On the National Mall was the highlight of this summer’s Duke Ellington Jazz Festival and the largest annual music event in the nation’s capital, with more than 100 performances staged at concert venues and clubs around the city.
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ROANOKE, VA — After 17 years, New Life Christian Ministries upgraded its sound system with new gear from WorxAudio Technologies with the help of Lee Hartman and Sons, Inc.
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SOUTHWOLD, England — With the bands changing within 15 minutes on stage, sound engineers at this year’s Latitude Festival didn’t have much time to get acquainted with the nuances of a new digital console.
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Meyer Sound’s JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, a self-powered high-Q system, is designed to be used in tight-packed clusters where horizontal coverage must be predictably scaled to exacting requirements. With a 20-degree horizontal by 60-degree vertical pattern, the JM-1P promises controlled coverage with minimal reverberation in large or reflective acoustical environments.
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